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The merman and the maid
Details
Sir James Jebusa Shannon, R.A., P.R.B.A. (1862-1923)
The merman and the maid
indistinctly signed 'J J Shannon' (lower left) and further signed and inscribed 'Little Mermaid/J.J. Shannon' (on an exhibition label attached to the reverse)
oil on canvas
34 x 44 in. (86.4 x 111.7 cm.)
The merman and the maid
indistinctly signed 'J J Shannon' (lower left) and further signed and inscribed 'Little Mermaid/J.J. Shannon' (on an exhibition label attached to the reverse)
oil on canvas
34 x 44 in. (86.4 x 111.7 cm.)
Provenance
The artist's estate, and by descent.
Exhibited
Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute, 3 November 1897 - 3 January 1898, no. 136 as 'The Little Mermaid'.
London, International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers, 26th exhibition, 1919, no. 83.
London, International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers, 26th exhibition, 1919, no. 83.
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